CVE-2008-3438
Apple Mac OS X Update Authentication Bypass
Description
Apple Mac OS X does not properly verify the authenticity of updates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse update, as demonstrated by evilgrade and DNS cache poisoning.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 1, 2008, 2:41 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 15, 2024, 8:13 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.2
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2008-3438.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-07/0250.html | Broken Link |
| http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/Francisco%20Amato%20-%20evilgrade%20-%20ENG.pdf | Broken Link |
| http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/isr-evilgrade-1.0.0.tar.gz | Broken Link |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Feb. 15, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-07/0250.html No Types Assigned http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-07/0250.html Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/Francisco%20Amato%20-%20evilgrade%20-%20ENG.pdf No Types Assigned http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/Francisco%20Amato%20-%20evilgrade%20-%20ENG.pdf Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/isr-evilgrade-1.0.0.tar.gz No Types Assigned http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/isr-evilgrade-1.0.0.tar.gz Broken Link Removed CWE NIST CWE-94 Added CWE NIST CWE-494 Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.0.0 up to (including) 10.5.4 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 04, 2008
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-3438 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-3438
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.24 }} -0.09%
score
0.61833
percentile